Lists of names appeared in the air, and everyone excitedly searched for their own names.
Although the nameplate displays the score, I still feel more at ease seeing the result in person.
Jie Lei continued:
"The top fifty will receive an additional magic weapon and a thousand spirit stones."
"Those who rank in the top twenty will receive an additional bottle of healing pills and two thousand spirit stones."
Everyone saw their rankings on the list and congratulated each other, while some looked disappointed.
"The passing reward is pretty good; I also collected quite a few spiritual herbs during the trial."
"I didn't encounter any spiritual herbs, but I did find several magical artifacts, hehe. I'll have to find someone to smelt them later."
"Hey, why isn't there a list of the top ten?"
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Jie Lei smiled with satisfaction and explained:
"Now I will personally announce the list of the top ten on the freshman points leaderboard."
"This year's freshmen are truly a gathering of talents, including those with exceptionally gifted mutant spiritual roots and those with ordinary spiritual roots who have made a comeback as dark horses."
"Those who rank in the top ten will receive an additional reward of one bottle of Rejuvenation Pill, one Qi Refining Pill, one Foundation Establishment Pill, and three thousand spirit stones."
"The top three will receive double the rewards and can also go to the Spirit Weapon Armory to choose a spirit weapon each."
"Selection will proceed in order of ranking."
"The top ten can participate in the assessment of core disciples, and the top three will definitely become core disciples. They can choose to enter through both methods."
Everyone looked on with envy and a mixture of jealousy and curiosity towards Jie Lei.
"Tenth place, Yu Junchi."
"Ninth place, Fang Milu."
"Eighth place, Na Zhuxiao."
"Seventh place, Poon Na Na."
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Gan Xiuming clenched his fists, discarded the Xuan Sword and left alone, causing his points-earning speed to drop drastically, and he didn't know if he could still enter the top three.
"Fourth place, Gan Xiuming."
With that final decision, life or death was decided, and Gan Xiuming's anxious heart finally died. He felt extremely depressed.
"Third place, Wan Linyu."
"Second place, Shi Zixue."
"First place, Chunhyang."
The last sentence, like cold water splashed into a hot oil pan, sparked a heated discussion.
"Chun-hyang?! Is this the Chun-hyang I'm thinking of?"
"Right, besides a geisha, who else would have the name Chunhyang?"
"Is it really that Chunxiang, who was found to have five spiritual roots in the entrance exam, and who is the worst of the five? My view of cultivation has been damaged, please save me."
"She's really nice. She often shares her insights with us. She's beautiful inside and out. I never expected her to be so amazing, surpassing even geniuses."
"I drank this bowl of chicken soup even though I failed the entrance exam. From now on, I will focus on my cultivation."
"There's something fishy going on. How could someone with five spiritual roots possibly surpass geniuses with a single spiritual root or a variant of a single spiritual root!"
Jie Lei silenced the doubters, saying, "The nameplate system for recording points is absolutely fair and impartial."
"Junior Sister Chunxiang did indeed get a high score of 299, which is 18 points higher than the second place."
She showed everyone Tu Longjian's nameplate, which indeed had 299 points engraved on it.
"It's actually true! With five spiritual roots, he surpassed all other geniuses to take first place!"
Everyone was quite surprised, and the new cultivators who had previously been on good terms with Tu Longjian all came over to offer their congratulations.
Gan Xiuming was stunned. He was ranked fourth, just one place away from entering the top three of the freshman points ranking.
Unexpectedly, the person who pushed him out was Chunxiang, who even beat everyone else to take first place!
Tu Longjian was also slightly surprised. He hadn't managed to control the score and had accidentally gotten first place for fun.
Shi Zixue stood far away from the crowd, watching her. When she saw her looking over, a sincere smile appeared on her face, and she was very happy for her.
Tu Longjian and Shi Zixue exchanged a smile, and Tu Longjian said telepathically, "Zixue, I'll come find you later."
"Okay." Shi Zixue replied succinctly as always.
Fang Milu's mouth dropped open in surprise, and she looked at Tu Longjian in disbelief: "How did you do that!"
Tu Longjian gestured for silence, his face full of mystery.
Surrounded by people praising her, Poon Na Na raised an eyebrow and looked over from across the crowd, quite surprised.
Seeing Tu Longjian looking at her, she raised her chin and cupped her hands in congratulations. She always respected those with ability.
Gan Xiuming's expression was unpredictable, as fascinating as a jumbled mess of emotions.
Tu Longjian blinked and decided to try to appease Long Aotian first.
"Xiu Ming, I didn't expect to get first place either." Tu Longjian looked embarrassed.
"At the beginning, my score was less than 100."
"Thanks to finding your Golden Soul Pearl, it not only added fifty points to my score, but also shielded me from an attack, allowing me to escape a disaster."
"I was incredibly lucky to find Yanlong Qili. It added a full two hundred points to my score."
"This first place is an honor for both of us; what's mine is yours."
She narrowed her eyes, her smile as bright and comforting as the winter sun, as if she truly meant it.
Gan Xiuming felt much better after hearing this.
Although Chunxiang stole the spotlight, it was just good luck and didn't represent her true strength.
Moreover, Chunxiang's greatest gain—the Flame Dragon Qili—has now transformed into medicinal properties flowing through his limbs and internal organs. What more could he possibly want?
"Hey, Chunxiang, you shouldn't underestimate yourself. Sometimes, luck is also a form of strength. How could I not be happy for you?"
Tu Longjian's eyes suddenly lit up. "Xiu Ming reminded me. I've found that my luck has been 'getting better and better' ever since I met you."
"Maybe I have some kind of treasure-hunting physique. If I find any treasures in the future, they'll all be yours."
Yes, plundering his luck and stealing his opportunities, regardless of the hardships in the process, in the end, he was indeed 'very lucky'.
As for the baby, of course she would throw the bones she had left over to Gan Xiuming and watch him be grateful to her.
Gan Xiuming's heart stirred. It was possible that Chunxiang really had a constitution similar to a treasure-hunting beast. Having her by his side might be an excellent help.
Gan Xiuming smiled even more warmly and attentively, "With you like this, what more could I ask for? You can come and ask me anything you don't understand about cultivation in the future."
"Of course, Xiu Ming is a genius!" Tu Longjian said gently and dependently, and Gan Xiu Ming was happily immersed in the comfort of having a beautiful woman by his side, completely unaware of the hint of sarcasm in Tu Longjian's tone.
"The freshman trial assessment has now concluded, and rewards will be distributed. The selection of spirit artifacts will be held in three days."
"Everyone should think about which peak they want to join during this time and then sign up."
"Alright, let's disperse."
The cultivators scattered like a tide flowing into various mountains and rivers, walking in twos and threes, discussing the recently concluded freshman trial assessment.
Among them, the most frequently mentioned is this year's dark horse – Tu Longjian.
The story of Tu Longjian's unexpected rise to fame spread rapidly among the disciples of Guanqing Sect.
"Hey, Qiuzhen, have you heard? That guy with five spiritual roots got first place among the freshmen."
The disciple sweeping fallen leaves rested with his broom, and said to the disciple next to him with great enthusiasm.
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